American tenor of Italian ancestry, Mario Lanza sings “Nessun Dorma”, a very famous tenor aria from Giacomo Puccini’s three acts opera Turandot in the 1956 movie “Serenade“.
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Flórez sings “Heut’ nacht hab’ ich geträumt von Dir” by Emmerich Kálmán
Peruvian operatic tenor Juan Diego Flórez sings Emmerich Kálmán’s “Heut’ Nacht hab’ ich geträumt von Dir”, The Violet of Montmartre – “This night I dreamed of you”. This marvelous aria is a so-called filler. It’is often embedded in a concert performance of Die Csárdásfürstin (an operetta in 3 acts by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán), because …
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Maria Callas’ London Farewell Concert with Giuseppe di Stefano (1973)
Maria Callas’ “London Farewell Concert” at the Royal Festival Hall with the Italian operatic tenor Giuseppe di Stefano, 1973. They were accompanied by English pianist Ivor Newton, who was particularly noted as an accompanist to international singers and string players.
Maria Callas sings “Voi lo sapete” from Cavalleria rusticana
Maria Callas sings “Voi lo sapete”, a soprano aria from Cavalleria rusticana, an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from a play and short story written by the Italian realist (Verismo) writer Giovanni Verga. Piano: Robert Sutherland.
Two versions of the Polovtsian Dances (Borodin)
Two beautiful versions of the “Polovtsian Dances” or Polovetsian Dances, from an exotic scene in Alexander Borodin’s long opera Prince Igor (premiered in 1890).
Teresa Berganza sings Habanera from Carmen
Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza sings “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Love is a rebellious bird), also known as “Habanera”; one of the most famous arias from Georges Bizet’s 1875 opera “Carmen“. Theatre Nationale L´opera de Paris; May 14, 1980. Director: Pierre Dervaux.
Maria Callas sings Una voce poco fa (Rossini), Hamburg, 1959
Maria Callas sings Una voce poco fa, Rosina’s aria from Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. Hamburg, 1959.
A Recital by Pavarotti and Levine (1988)
A recital by the great tenor Luciano Pavarotti and James Levine. Recorded in 1988 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, this recital captures Pavarotti in his prime accompanied by the American conductor and pianist James Levine on the piano. Enjoy!
Hymel sings “Asile héréditaire” from Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell”
American operatic tenor Bryan Hymel (born 8 August 1979) sings “Asile héréditaire” from Gioachino Rossini’s opera “William Tell” (French: Guillaume Tell, Italian: Guglielmo Tell). Live recording of the premiere of Guillaume Tell at the Bayerische Staatsoper on June 28, 2014.
Franco Bonisolli sings Di quella pira
Italian tenor Franco Bonisolli sings Di quella pira, a famous tenor aria from Giuseppe Verdi’s Il trovatore (The Troubadour), an opera in four acts. Recorded during a Beniamino Gigli Tribute Concert.